The potential for Engineering and Architecture
HWZ International, Switzerland, brought the 12th Wood Conference to South Africa again. […]
Cutting carbon in Europe: the rise of timber construction
Reproduced by kind permission of Wood For Good. www.woodforgood.co. New national and Europe-wide legislation Legislation coming into force this year indicates the direction of travel for many European countries, with the European Commission introducing the [...]
6 Orsman Road – A flexible and recyclable workspace in the heart of Hackney
Designed around the principles of reduce, reuse and recycle, 6 Orsman Road is a flexible workspace set over six storeys located in the creative district of Haggerston, East London, UK. […]
Freebooter – A striking biophilic design with a maritime twist in central Amsterdam.
Courtesy of www.woodforgood.com About this project Designed and developed by Amsterdam-based studio GG-loop, Freebooter is a small development on the man-made island of Zeeburgeriland in central Amsterdam. […]
11th Wood Conference, 2022
Our next HWZ Wood Conference paper is from Craig Patience of South Africa from LogPro SA. […]
Following on with our presentations at the 11th HWZ Wood Conference, we have decided to publish the full presentation.
The primary reason for this is that attempting to shorten or summarise a professional’s presentation is not always ideal and sometimes important aspects may be overlooked or omitted. […]
Sawmilling South Africa carves out a new brand and focuses on the future of wood.
There is a crucial need to promote sustainable wood-based products in South Africa. In honour of International Day of Forests on March 21, Sawmilling South Africa (SSA) has turned over a new leaf to lead [...]
USE OF TIMBER IN CONSTRUCTION & ARCHITECTURE
Timber may be one of the oldest and most low-tech building materials out there, but architects all over the world still rely on timber as their preferred building material. Compared to other building materials, timber [...]
HWZ International Wood Conference
We follow with the presentation by Reinhard Kropf of Helen & Hard of Norway. […]
HWZ Wood Conference
We extract from the second presentation of the conference entitled, “Sustainable Construction in Wood” by Anssi Lassila from Finland. […]